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Blind rivet assembly and method of making and using same
Assignee: Olympic Screw and Rivet Corp
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Filing: 1964-04-20
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Granted: 1968-12-10
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Expires: 1984-04-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Elvert H Stau
- 👤 Siebol George
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:08
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B19/00; F16B19/04; F16B19/08; F16B19/10; F16B19/1027; F16B19/1036; F16B19/1045; F16B19/1054; B; B21; B21J; B21J15/00; B21J15/02; B21J15/04; B21J15/043; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/49917; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49927; Y10T29/49929; Y10T29/49938; Y10T29/4994
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
IN A BLIND RIVET ASSEMBLY FOR JOINING PLATES HAVING ALIGNED HOLES, THE COMBINATION OF: A TUBULAR RIVET HAVING A SLEEVE AND AN ENLARGED HEAD FOR POSITIONING WITHIN THE ALIGNED HOLES WITH SAID HEAD ENGAGING ONE SIDE OF THE PLATES AND WITH THE SLEEVE PROTECTING FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PLATES, WITH SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN INTERNAL SHOULDER FACING AND SPACED FROM THE SLEEVE END OPPOSITE SAID HEAD AND WITH SAID SHOULDER DISPOSED OUTSIDE THE PLATES BEING JOINED; AND A PIN POSITIONED WITHIN SAID RIVET AND HAVING A BODY JOINING A PULLING STEM PROJECTING FROM THE HEAD END OF SAID RIVET AND A BLIND HEAD PROJECTING FROM THE OTHER END OF SAID RIVET; WITH SAID PIN BODY FITTED WITHIN SAID SLEEVE AND HAVING AN ANNULAR SHOULDER PROJECTING OUTWARD INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHOULDER WITHIN SAID SLEEVE AND WITHIN SAD BLIND HEAD OF SAID PIN SPACED FROM SAID OTHER END OF SAID RIVET SLEEVE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
IN A BLIND RIVET ASSEMBLY FOR JOINING PLATES HAVING ALIGNED HOLES, THE COMBINATION OF: A TUBULAR RIVET HAVING A SLEEVE AND AN ENLARGED HEAD FOR POSITIONING WITHIN THE ALIGNED HOLES WITH SAID HEAD ENGAGING ONE SIDE OF THE PLATES AND WITH THE SLEEVE PROTECTING FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PLATES, WITH SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN INTERNAL SHOULDER FACING AND SPACED FROM THE SLEEVE END OPPOSITE SAID HEAD AND WITH SAID SHOULDER DISPOSED OUTSIDE THE PLATES BEING JOINED; AND A PIN POSITIONED WITHIN SAID RIVET AND HAVING A BODY JOINING A PULLING STEM PROJECTING FROM THE HEAD END OF SAID RIVET AND A BLIND HEAD PROJECTING FROM THE OTHER END OF SAID RIVET; WITH SAID PIN BODY FITTED WITHIN SAID SLEEVE AND HAVING AN ANNULAR SHOULDER PROJECTING OUTWARD INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHOULDER WITHIN SAID SLEEVE AND WITHIN SAD BLIND HEAD OF SAID PIN SPACED FROM SAID OTHER END OF SAID RIVET SLEEVE.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
124 words
A METHOD OF MAKING A BLIND RIVET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A TUBULAR RIVET HAVING A SLEEVE AND HEAD AND A PIN HAVING A HEAD, BODY AND PULLING STEM, WITH THE RIVET SLEEVE HAVING AN INTERNAL SHOULDER FACING AND SPACED FROM THE SLEEVE END OPPOSITE THE RIVET HEAD, AND WITH THE PIN BODY HAVING AN OUTWARDLY PROJECTING SHOULDER, INCLUDING THE STEPS OF: POSITIONING THE PIN WITHIN THE RIVET WITH THE STEM PROJECTING BEYOND THE RIVET HEAD; ADVANCING THE PIN BODY INTO THE RIVET SLEEVE AND MOVING THE PIN SHOULDER INTO THE SLEEVE AND TOWARD THE SLEEVE SHOULDER TO EXPAND A PORTION OF THE SLEEVE LEAVING THE PIN HEAD SPACED FROM THE RIVET SLEEVE; AND RADIALLY COMPRESSING THE EXPANDED SLEEVE ABOUT SAID SHOULDER ON THE PIN BODY.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
124 words
A METHOD OF MAKING A BLIND RIVET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A TUBULAR RIVET HAVING A SLEEVE AND HEAD AND A PIN HAVING A HEAD, BODY AND PULLING STEM, WITH THE RIVET SLEEVE HAVING AN INTERNAL SHOULDER FACING AND SPACED FROM THE SLEEVE END OPPOSITE THE RIVET HEAD, AND WITH THE PIN BODY HAVING AN OUTWARDLY PROJECTING SHOULDER, INCLUDING THE STEPS OF: POSITIONING THE PIN WITHIN THE RIVET WITH THE STEM PROJECTING BEYOND THE RIVET HEAD; ADVANCING THE PIN BODY INTO THE RIVET SLEEVE AND MOVING THE PIN SHOULDER INTO THE SLEEVE AND TOWARD THE SLEEVE SHOULDER TO EXPAND A PORTION OF THE SLEEVE LEAVING THE PIN HEAD SPACED FROM THE RIVET SLEEVE; AND RADIALLY COMPRESSING THE EXPANDED SLEEVE ABOUT SAID SHOULDER ON THE PIN BODY.
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